List of number-one albums of 2023 (Australia) explained

The ARIA Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums and extended plays (EPs) in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on the weekly physical and digital sales and streams of albums and EPs.^[1] In 2023, 32 albums claimed the top spot. The first number one of the year, Midnights by Taylor Swift, carried over from the end of 2022. Ten artists, SZA, Morgan Wallen, Melanie Martinez, Cub Sport, Peach PRC, Lewis Capaldi, Niall Horan, Kerser, G Flip and Polaris, achieved their first number-one album. Swift achieved three number-one albums within the year, while Ed Sheeran achieved two.

Chart history

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Indicates best-performing album of 2023

Date! scope="col"

Album	Artist(s)
2 January	Midnights	Taylor Swift	^[2]
9 January			^[3]
16 January			^[4]
23 January			^[5]
30 January	SOS	SZA	^[6]
6 February	Gloria	Sam Smith	^[7]
13 February	Midnights	Taylor Swift	^[8]
20 February	This Is Why	Paramore	^[9]
27 February	Trustfall	Pink	^[10]
6 March	Harry's House	Harry Styles	^[11]
13 March			^[12]
20 March	Endless Summer Vacation	Miley Cyrus	^[13]
27 March	One Thing at a Time	Morgan Wallen	^[14]
3 April	Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd	Lana Del Rey	^[15]
10 April	Portals	Melanie Martinez	^[16]
17 April	Jesus at the Gay Bar	Cub Sport	^[17]
24 April	72 Seasons	Metallica	^[18]
1 May	One Thing at a Time	Morgan Wallen	^[19]
8 May	Manic Dream Pixie	Peach PRC	^[20]
15 May	-	Ed Sheeran	^[21]
22 May			^[22]
29 May	Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent	Lewis Capaldi	^[23]
5 June	Midnights	Taylor Swift	^[24]
12 June	But Here We Are	Foo Fighters	^[25]
19 June	The Show	Niall Horan	^[26]
26 June	The Winding Way	The Teskey Brothers	^[27]
3 July	A Gift & a Kers	Kerser	^[28]
10 July	Midnights	Taylor Swift	^[29]
17 July	Speak Now (Taylor's Version)		^[30]
24 July			^[31]
31 July	Barbie the Album	Various artists	^[32]
7 August	Utopia	Travis Scott	^[33]
14 August			^[34]
21 August	Drummer	G Flip	^[35]
28 August	Barbie the Album	Various artists	^[36]
4 September	Vulture Street (20th Anniversary Edition)	Powderfinger	^[37]
11 September	Fatalism	Polaris	^[38]
18 September	Guts	Olivia Rodrigo	^[39]
25 September			^[40]
2 October	Tension	Kylie Minogue	^[41]
9 October	Autumn Variations	Ed Sheeran	^[42]
16 October	For All the Dogs	Drake	^[43]
23 October	Something to Give Each Other	Troye Sivan	^[44]
30 October	Hackney Diamonds	The Rolling Stones	^[45]
6 November	1989 (Taylor's Version)	Taylor Swift	^[46]
13 November			^[47]
20 November			^[48]
27 November			^[49]
4 December			^[50]
11 December			^[51]
18 December			^[52]
25 December			^[53]

Number-one artists

Position! scope="col"

Artist	Weeks at No. 1
1	Taylor Swift	17
2	Ed Sheeran	3
3	Harry Styles	2
3	Morgan Wallen	2
3	Travis Scott	2
3	Olivia Rodrigo	2
4	SZA	1
4	Sam Smith	1
4	Paramore	1
4	Pink	1
4	Miley Cyrus	1
4	Lana Del Rey	1
4	Melanie Martinez	1
4	Cub Sport	1
4	Metallica	1
4	Peach PRC	1
4	Lewis Capaldi	1
4	Foo Fighters	1
4	Niall Horan	1
4	The Teskey Brothers	1
4	Kerser	1
4	G Flip	1
4	Powderfinger	1
4	Polaris	1
4	Kylie Minogue	1
4	Drake	1
4	Troye Sivan	1
4	The Rolling Stones	1

See also

• 2023 in music
• List of number-one singles of 2023 (Australia)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chart FAQs. Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 November 2022.
2. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 2 January 2023. 30 December 2022.
3. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 9 January 2023. 6 January 2023.
4. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 January 2023. 13 January 2023.
5. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 23 January 2023. 20 January 2023.
6. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 January 2023. 27 January 2023.
7. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 February 2023. 3 February 2023.
8. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 February 2023. 10 February 2023.
9. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 20 February 2023. 17 February 2023.
10. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 27 February 2023. 24 February 2023.
11. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 March 2023. 3 March 2023.
12. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 March 2023. 10 March 2023.
13. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 20 March 2023. 17 March 2023.
14. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 27 March 2023. 24 March 2023.
15. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 3 April 2023. 31 March 2023.
16. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 April 2023. 7 April 2023.
17. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 17 April 2023. 14 April 2023.
18. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 April 2023. 21 April 2023.
19. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 May 2023. 28 April 2023.
20. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 May 2023. 5 May 2023.
21. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 May 2023. 12 May 2023.
22. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 May 2023. 19 May 2023.
23. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 May 2023. 26 May 2023.
24. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 June 2023. 2 June 2023.
25. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 June 2023. 9 June 2023.
26. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 June 2023. 16 June 2023.
27. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 26 June 2023. 23 June 2023.
28. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 3 July 2023. 30 June 2023.
29. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 July 2023. 7 July 2023.
30. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 17 July 2023. 14 July 2023.
31. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 July 2023. 21 July 2023.
32. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 31 July 2023. 28 July 2023.
33. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 August 2023. 4 August 2023.
34. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 14 August 2023. 11 August 2023.
35. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 21 August 2023. 18 August 2023.
36. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 August 2023. 25 August 2023.
37. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 September 2023. 1 September 2023.
38. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 September 2023. 8 September 2023.
39. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 September 2023. 15 September 2023.
40. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 25 September 2023. 22 September 2023.
41. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 2 October 2023. 29 September 2023.
42. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 9 October 2023. 6 October 2023.
43. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 October 2023. 13 October 2023.
44. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 23 October 2023. 20 October 2023.
45. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 October 2023. 27 October 2023.
46. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 November 2023. 3 November 2023.
47. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 November 2023. 10 November 2023.
48. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 20 November 2023. 17 November 2023.
49. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 27 November 2023. 24 November 2023.
50. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 December 2023. 1 December 2023.
51. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 December 2023. 8 December 2023.
52. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 December 2023. 15 December 2023.
53. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 25 December 2023. 22 December 2023.